:00:03. > :00:13.Who's going up and who's staying up? The time for talking is almost
:00:13. > :00:27.
:00:27. > :00:33.over - not that that will stop us Do our clubs pay enough for
:00:33. > :00:43.policing on match day? Birmingham City say they do. Someone from ACPO
:00:43. > :00:53.said we don't spend enough, let him see. We are part of a Notts County
:00:53. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :00:58.squad. We need to perform. And will Shrewsbury players be relaxing on
:00:58. > :01:07.the beach or facing the agony of the play-offs again by the end of
:01:07. > :01:12.the season? We are in a great situation at the minute to get
:01:12. > :01:14.automatic. And I'm joined in the studio tonight by the former Forest,
:01:14. > :01:17.Leicester and England striker Stan Collymore. Once deadly in front of
:01:17. > :01:20.goal, now Stan's opinions on football are just as sharp. And
:01:20. > :01:23.Mark Yates who made his name with Birmingham City and is now forging
:01:23. > :01:26.a reputation as a manager with Cheltenham who are chasing
:01:26. > :01:36.promotion back to League One. Gentlemen, welcome. What have been
:01:36. > :01:38.
:01:38. > :01:45.your football highlights this week? My would be our own. Forest getting
:01:45. > :01:48.a point against Blackpool. It keeps them safe now. Hopefully they can
:01:48. > :01:51.build for another championship. First tonight, how much should our
:01:51. > :01:54.clubs pay for policing games? At the moment, clubs pay for policing
:01:54. > :01:57.in and around the stadium but the Association of Chief Police
:01:57. > :02:00.Officers believes clubs should be made to pay for extra resources in
:02:00. > :02:04.town centres and elsewhere. The Association claims that most
:02:04. > :02:07.trouble involving fans now takes place away from the grounds. Late
:02:07. > :02:15.Kick Off's Laura May McMullan spent Saturday with the West Midlands
:02:15. > :02:25.Police at Birmingham City's game with Bristol City.
:02:25. > :02:28.
:02:28. > :02:32.In terms of intelligence, a train The West Midlands Football Force is
:02:32. > :02:35.the first dedicated unit of its kind in the country. Since it was
:02:35. > :02:41.set up two years ago, the number of officers policing matches has been
:02:41. > :02:44.reduced by 30% - therefore cutting cost to clubs. So should they have
:02:44. > :02:54.to pay for policing in city centres and other surrounding areas as
:02:54. > :02:55.
:02:55. > :03:01.well? I do not think that is fair. It is a social issue. There is no
:03:01. > :03:04.need for the violence. The clubs should pay. We are all tax payers
:03:04. > :03:07.and all paid for the police. Let them do their job. Football matches
:03:07. > :03:09.are categorised A, B or C being the highest, depending on the
:03:09. > :03:12.likelihood of trouble. After communication between the police
:03:12. > :03:19.and security here at St Andrew's today's game has been downgraded
:03:19. > :03:28.from a category B to a category A. Instead of the club paying �21,000
:03:28. > :03:30.for policing, they'll pay �12,500. Yet the country's leading football
:03:30. > :03:40.officer for ACPO, the Association of Chief Police Officers believes
:03:40. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:45.clubs should foot the whole bill on match days. I think he has lost
:03:45. > :03:53.touch with his troops because I know the reaction we have had
:03:53. > :03:58.between ourselves is different. Let him look at of veils to see if we
:03:58. > :04:04.pay enough and were the arrests are. I cannot see there is any
:04:04. > :04:07.validation in what is being said. Crowd safety and control is a
:04:07. > :04:10.priority. And as the Blues fans learnt in the first half - there
:04:10. > :04:13.were to be no great expectations of a win against one of the league
:04:13. > :04:16.strugglers. Bristol City, fighting to avoid relegation, went 2 goals
:04:16. > :04:22.up. It wasn't until the stroke of half time that Marlon King provided
:04:22. > :04:27.a lifeline. And the home side equalised in the second half, when
:04:27. > :04:29.Nikola Zigic couldn't miss from two yards out. A 2-2 draw means
:04:29. > :04:39.Birmingham keep their play-off hopes on track and Bristol City's
:04:39. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:53.There will be a number arrested. I'll get my offices in. A couple of
:04:53. > :04:57.arrests with the crowd today is a positive and demonstrates it is
:04:57. > :05:00.only a couple of people that come to matches to cause problems.
:05:00. > :05:03.than 1400 Bristol City fans turned up, but with police intelligence,
:05:03. > :05:13.state of the art cameras and more than 300 fully trained stewards
:05:13. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:25.violence at the ground these days It is an interesting issue. Do they
:05:25. > :05:33.paid too little? Inside the ground, it is the club's cost and that
:05:33. > :05:37.depends on one police officer per head depending on the game. When
:05:38. > :05:41.you get half a mile outside the ground, it is a social issue.
:05:41. > :05:45.Birmingham City or Aston Villa should not be paying for policing
:05:45. > :05:52.costs a mile Al said the ground. That is what the police are there
:05:52. > :05:56.for. There is a balancing act. In a recession the police will say
:05:56. > :06:01.resources are stretched. I think outside the grounds within a
:06:01. > :06:05.reasonable limit it is the police's responsibility. How do policing
:06:06. > :06:11.costs affect a manager? We are trying a pre-season friendly with
:06:11. > :06:16.Cardiff, one of the main topics would be to raise revenue for the
:06:16. > :06:25.Budget. It has been taken over by the policing costs and we are
:06:25. > :06:31.thinking about. Clubs like to think they can make a few quid from pre-
:06:31. > :06:35.season games. We are weighing up the cost. Match-day problems, are
:06:35. > :06:42.they different from a Saturday night? It depends what the ground
:06:42. > :06:49.is located. We have done a lot over 20 years with technology, cameras
:06:49. > :06:53.and football matches and there's no trouble. They used to be a lot of
:06:53. > :06:57.trouble. We have done a lot as a football family to get rid of
:06:57. > :07:03.trouble. Common sense, to have a stadium in the middle of nowhere,
:07:03. > :07:11.as opposed to on the doorstep of the major urban town centre area,
:07:11. > :07:15.the policing costs should be reflected. Still to come, Notts
:07:15. > :07:25.County and trains through pushing for promotion. And Mark Yates gives
:07:25. > :07:28.us the low-down. Birmingham's draw keeps them in fourth place and
:07:28. > :07:30.they'll be certain of a place in the play-offs if they beat Ipswich
:07:30. > :07:33.tomorrow and Middlesbrough don't beat relegated Doncaster. But the
:07:33. > :07:42.flickering play-off hopes of Leicester and Derby seem to have
:07:42. > :07:46.been finally extinguished. Both Successive victories had given
:07:46. > :07:56.Foxes fans hope that a top six finish might still be possible but
:07:56. > :07:58.
:07:58. > :08:08.losing 2-1 at Millwall all but ends those hopes. Millwall right-footed.
:08:08. > :08:17.
:08:17. > :08:22.Millwall are two goals up. A right- footed effort, hitting a few
:08:22. > :08:25.defenders. Drinkwater gets one back. Derby were always outsiders for the
:08:25. > :08:32.play-offs and Middlesbrough's one goal win at Pride Park surely
:08:32. > :08:35.confirmed the Rams will be in the Championship again next season.
:08:35. > :08:38.Goal! At the bottom, Richard Keogh's header might have given
:08:38. > :08:41.Coventry a deserved lead at Burnley but the match officials decided the
:08:41. > :08:51.ball had NOT crossed the line and soon afterwards, Coventry were
:08:51. > :09:00.
:09:00. > :09:02.He scores! Nottingham Forest are inching closer to safety. Dexter
:09:02. > :09:11.Blackstock's radar was playing up against Blackpool but the goalless
:09:11. > :09:13.draw means Forest should now stay up. So let's have a look at the top
:09:13. > :09:16.of the Championship. Blues are almost sure of a play-off place.
:09:16. > :09:19.They're at Ipswich tomorrow evening. A win there could be enough to
:09:19. > :09:24.secure a top six finish. At the bottom, Coventry remain four points
:09:24. > :09:26.adrift of safety. They really have to beat Millwall at the Ricoh Arena
:09:26. > :09:34.to have a realistic chance of escaping the drop. If Coventry
:09:34. > :09:41.don't win, Forest will be safe if they get a point at Reading. Four
:09:41. > :09:48.points adrift for Coventry. Is there any hope? Millwall are in
:09:48. > :09:53.decent form. Forest are out of it. I suppose the only ones drags in
:09:53. > :09:58.our Barnsley. Andy Thorn haven't spoken so well about how bright and
:09:58. > :10:03.lively his team have been, the Peterborough result, he came away
:10:04. > :10:07.in said there was nothing on the bench, young lads as well. They
:10:07. > :10:11.haven't got a call of five or six experienced players that have been
:10:11. > :10:17.around the block. They are relying on youngsters. It might be too much
:10:17. > :10:23.to ask. You talked about Nottingham Forest, Steve Cotterill, what you
:10:23. > :10:28.make of his achievements? You would think they are safe. I think so.
:10:28. > :10:34.They had a good spell over the last month. I spoke to them regularly
:10:34. > :10:39.and they were playing quite well. But not scoring goals. After they
:10:39. > :10:43.beat Leeds, not a lot has changed but they are scoring goals. It's an
:10:43. > :10:50.amazing difference. They've got some good players. Leicester and
:10:50. > :10:58.Derby will be a championship next season. Very much a differing ends
:10:58. > :11:03.of the spectrum. A former club of mind. If I had hair I would pull it
:11:03. > :11:08.out! How many times have they got themselves a good squad in
:11:08. > :11:15.positions, three points away from the play-offs, but Nigel Pearson's
:11:15. > :11:20.team-talk done. Millwall did well, they went to Pompey and one. If you
:11:20. > :11:26.can't go down to those gains when you're in touching distance of the
:11:27. > :11:31.play-offs and a rally at the end of the season, it doesn't bode well.
:11:31. > :11:34.Famously inconsistent. It will be an interesting summer. It's been a
:11:34. > :11:36.topsy-turvy season for Notts County. In mid-October, Martin Allen's team
:11:36. > :11:39.was in third place, harbouring hopes of automatic promotion. By
:11:39. > :11:42.mid-February, they were down to eleventh and Allen was out. The
:11:42. > :11:45.former England and Manchester City defender Keith Curle is now manager
:11:45. > :11:48.and took them into Saturday's game at Brentford in the final play-off
:11:48. > :11:52.place. So, can Notts return to Championship level for the first
:11:52. > :12:02.time since 1995? For Late Kick Off, Natalie Jackson was given access
:12:02. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:15.all areas on Notts' trip to West Our away day with Notts County
:12:15. > :12:20.began at the home of English rugby, at the team hotel in Twickenham.
:12:20. > :12:24.The players usually come down about 11 15 and go for a walk. This
:12:24. > :12:34.morning is a bit different because they are putting a horse on for the
:12:34. > :12:37.
:12:37. > :12:44.Are you quite disciplined on the morning of a game? I stay in bed as
:12:44. > :12:52.long as I can. Relax them. Because you are here is the only reason I
:12:52. > :12:56.got out of bed. Normally I do not come down until I get on a bus. Not
:12:56. > :13:03.many women get me out of bed in the morning apart from my missus.
:13:03. > :13:06.have been out of the Championship for 17 years. Their journey back
:13:06. > :13:10.heavily rests on this game with a team who are play-off rivals and
:13:10. > :13:17.breathing down there necks on the potential road to Wembley! So Keith
:13:17. > :13:23.what do you do on the bus on the way to the ground? Watch a bit of
:13:23. > :13:33.football. Man City and they are winning. It is going your way.
:13:33. > :13:33.
:13:34. > :13:43.far, so good. We will look at the pitch. 2-0 Man City. He doesn't get
:13:44. > :13:53.
:13:53. > :13:56.Let's have a win today. Three points today, lads, come on!
:13:56. > :14:02.Brentford are calling this their biggest games in recent years.
:14:02. > :14:07.Could well be. There's a lot is at stake. It is our season now,
:14:07. > :14:11.especially with just driving by Wembley as well. Have you taken to
:14:11. > :14:21.Keith Curle? I think a lot of them are coming round to him. They are
:14:21. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:34.beginning to appreciate his style For this play-off push decider, I
:14:34. > :14:38.was allowed to sit on the bench. With my own tiny camera, we were
:14:38. > :14:48.right the inside the Notts camp. Uwe Rossler certainly didn't like
:14:48. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:54.I could hardly see Lloyd Sam's early chance. The view from the
:14:54. > :15:02.away dug-out was actually the worst in the house. But the pace of the
:15:02. > :15:06.game looks so much faster close up. Alan Judge curled a shot just wide.
:15:06. > :15:11.The will to win this was etched on everyone's faces. On 37 minutes,
:15:11. > :15:16.there was nearly a breakthrough. Jeff Hughes rattled the crossbar.
:15:16. > :15:20.Both teams so desperately needed the points. Curle changed things
:15:20. > :15:24.around, and his team were really asserting themselves. Well, there
:15:24. > :15:28.are minutes to go now, and if Notts can hang on, this will be a
:15:28. > :15:31.brilliant point. As the clock ran down, Damion Stewart headed a free
:15:31. > :15:39.kick off the line to give Notts that precious advantage in the
:15:39. > :15:44.We are very happy with the point, and hopefully that will be the one
:15:44. > :15:47.that takes us into the play-offs. We have had a fantastic day, thank
:15:47. > :15:51.you. We really enjoyed it on the bench, apart from your position
:15:51. > :16:01.manager getting a bit upset in the first half! At one stage, I looked
:16:01. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:07.round I was thinking that I might Thanks to Keith for looking after
:16:07. > :16:09.Natalie. So Notts County remain in the
:16:09. > :16:19.promotion hunt, but Walsall are still in danger of dropping to
:16:19. > :16:23.Especially after the popularity of Martin Allen amongst the fans in
:16:23. > :16:29.particular, they were a bit flummoxed. You did see one or two
:16:29. > :16:36.Notts County fans there. They were only just starting to understand
:16:36. > :16:39.and to get behind him. He has got a good squad there. From his last
:16:39. > :16:48.aborted attempt from being an manager at Mansfield where he tried
:16:48. > :16:52.to control everything, he has relaxed debate. That has been
:16:52. > :16:58.reflected in his demeanour. The players like that, they like rules
:16:58. > :17:03.and regulations and a manager with a smile. Home to Bury, away at
:17:03. > :17:06.Wycombe. I do not think there is an issue. Wycombe are fighting for
:17:06. > :17:15.their lives. Bury have made themselves safe, but they still
:17:15. > :17:23.have something to play for. Colchester is always tough. They
:17:23. > :17:31.are a decent run. Good luck to them. Notts County remain in the
:17:32. > :17:34.Victory at home to Tranmere would have gone a long way towards
:17:34. > :17:38.securing Walsall's survival, but they were beaten by a goal scored
:17:38. > :17:41.after 62 minutes. Here's Robinson with his free kick. It's in!
:17:41. > :17:43.Tranmere take the lead. Next up for the Saddlers are fellow strugglers
:17:43. > :17:52.Exeter, before they finish with games against promotion-chasing MK
:17:52. > :17:55.Dons and Huddersfield. Safety is far from guaranteed.
:17:55. > :17:59.Walsall's game at Exeter next Saturday is starting to look as if
:17:59. > :18:09.it might be decisive. The Saddlers are four points ahead of Wycombe
:18:09. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:14.who occupy the first of the relegation places. The most
:18:14. > :18:22.frustrating thing is being out of drawers they have had to endure.
:18:22. > :18:25.is difficult. I spoke to Dean Smith and he is having to live within his
:18:25. > :18:32.means with budgets and what have you. Even at that level, you have
:18:32. > :18:35.to find that Meggitt that can do you 15, 20 goals this season.
:18:35. > :18:41.managed a great escape last season. Does it help to have been in a
:18:41. > :18:48.position before? Yes, it probably does. Last year, they looked down
:18:48. > :18:52.and out. At in this ballet habit -- over the last couple of months,
:18:52. > :18:58.they have not been beaten to many times in that period. That has
:18:58. > :19:01.given them a cushion which will see them through. We would love to hear
:19:01. > :19:04.from you here on Late Kick Off. We are open for business seven days a
:19:04. > :19:11.week on Facebook, and you can continue the conversation right now
:19:11. > :19:14.on Twitter by using the hashtag The big question in League Two is,
:19:14. > :19:17.can Shrewsbury win promotion outright and avoid the play-offs?
:19:17. > :19:20.The Shrews have lost out in the end-of-season jamboree no fewer
:19:20. > :19:23.than three times in the last five years. They went into Saturday's
:19:23. > :19:27.game against Rotherham in the third automatic promotion spot and after
:19:27. > :19:31.a run of 29 home games without defeat. Laura May McMullan has been
:19:31. > :19:41.to meet a group of players determined not to miss out on a
:19:41. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:47.Sun, sea and success could come closer for the squad of 2012 if
:19:47. > :19:54.they can cope with the pressure of the promotion race over the next
:19:55. > :20:02.few weeks. You can't sit on the beach without a cocktail, so what
:20:02. > :20:05.takes your fancy? Oh, got to go for a Marvin Mayhem. I think I have got
:20:05. > :20:10.to go for that. Or Promotion Punch. But this beach isn't in the
:20:10. > :20:13.Seychelles. It is in the centre of Shrewsbury, and it is the time in
:20:13. > :20:16.the season where the hard work really starts. After two play-off
:20:16. > :20:19.final defeats and a semi-final exit over the last five seasons, Graham
:20:20. > :20:27.Turner's men want this season to be the lucky one, and they're focused
:20:27. > :20:30.on the job. You've seen throughout the whole season, especially at
:20:30. > :20:35.home when we have gone behind, we have come back and it shows great
:20:35. > :20:38.spirit. Everyone wants to play for each other, everyone wants to play
:20:38. > :20:42.for the club, and it has been brilliant. As soon as we go on to
:20:42. > :20:47.the pitch, especially at home, we think we're going to win every game.
:20:47. > :20:50.I think we're in a great situation at the minute. The town has not had
:20:50. > :20:55.good luck in the play-offs, so we're trying to avoid that, and we
:20:55. > :20:57.are in a great situation at the minute to get automatic. Marvin has
:20:58. > :21:02.been determined to prove his quality this season, with 11 goals
:21:02. > :21:04.already under his belt. Perhaps his sweetest was against his former
:21:05. > :21:13.club Aldershot, which also helped to preserve Shrewsbury's unbeaten
:21:13. > :21:16.home record. Every player wants to play, every player wants to be in a
:21:16. > :21:20.starting team, but as our gaffer is, he never really changes the winning
:21:20. > :21:23.team, and I think that is the best way to be. If the team is winning,
:21:23. > :21:33.really, sometimes you just have to get on with it and basically keep
:21:33. > :21:36.The manager says the determination and work ethic is second to none.
:21:36. > :21:42.It is only nerves now that could affect results. League Two's
:21:42. > :21:46.promotion race is one of the most demanding in years. The division is
:21:46. > :21:50.stronger this season. We will need far more points than we had last
:21:50. > :21:55.year to go up, probably somewhere around 85 for 86. We have just got
:21:55. > :21:57.to do it. And on Saturday, they continued to do it. Despite an
:21:57. > :22:01.early second-minute lead for Rotherham under new manager Steve
:22:01. > :22:11.Evans, who made a shock exit from Crawley last week, the home side
:22:11. > :22:13.
:22:13. > :22:18.equalised courtesy of Terry Gornell And then there was no stopping the
:22:18. > :22:20.Shrews in the second half. Aaron Wildig on loan from Cardiff City
:22:20. > :22:26.Wildig on loan from Cardiff City tapped in a second, and just as he
:22:26. > :22:29.had started, it was Gornell who finished and sealed a 3-1 victory.
:22:29. > :22:35.Graham Turner's men boast the only unbeaten home record in the
:22:35. > :22:38.Football League and now move into Football League and now move into
:22:38. > :22:43.the second automatic promotion spot. The equaliser right on half-time
:22:43. > :22:46.was a key thing for us. It changes the mood in the dressing room. It
:22:46. > :22:51.changes the whole aspect of things. I thought we came out and played
:22:51. > :22:54.some decent stuff second half. manager's promotion success in 1979
:22:54. > :23:03.and the glory years playing teams like Chelsea, Newcastle and Stoke
:23:03. > :23:07.City makes interesting reading. These players say it is inspiring.
:23:07. > :23:12.Like with the promotion before, the gaffer will go down in history at
:23:12. > :23:16.this club. He's a legend there, he is a hero. If he can replicate that
:23:16. > :23:19.and do it again, then he will be like the king the Shrewsbury.
:23:19. > :23:23.season, just a single point separated them from automatic
:23:23. > :23:33.promotion. After three near-misses over the last five seasons, this
:23:33. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:47.year they are hoping they will be Sure is we's victory lifts them
:23:47. > :23:54.into second. Cheltenham also in the hunt for promotion. They hammered
:23:54. > :23:57.Accrington 4-1. Cheltenham's recent scoreless streak is now a distant
:23:57. > :24:01.memory. Keith Lowe's first goal of the season put the Robins ahead and
:24:02. > :24:03.a header from Ben Burgess doubled a header from Ben Burgess doubled
:24:03. > :24:06.the lead 11 minutes after half-time. Marlon Pack's smart free-kick made
:24:06. > :24:09.it 3-0, and after a consolation for Accrington, Kaid Mohammed rounded
:24:09. > :24:16.off the scoring with his 11th goal of a very successful first season
:24:16. > :24:22.with the Robins. Matters off the field seem more important for Port
:24:22. > :24:25.Vale at the moment. Sean Rigg was closest to breaking the deadlock in
:24:25. > :24:28.a goalless draw at Morecambe. There were goals aplenty at the memorial
:24:28. > :24:32.ground. Sadly, seven of the eight were scored by Bristol Rovers.
:24:32. > :24:37.Burton's Calvin Zola did make it 2- 1 for a short time, but a hat-trick
:24:37. > :24:40.from Eliot Richards helped to make it a miserable day for the Brewers.
:24:40. > :24:44.They will stay up, but Hereford are still bottom of the league and
:24:44. > :24:48.might not. Delroy Facey gave the Bulls the lead at Barnet, but Ben
:24:48. > :24:51.May's equaliser leaves Hereford still three points from safety.
:24:51. > :24:54.Yoann Arkin almost won it for Hereford, but Clovis Kamjo blocked
:24:54. > :25:02.his shot - maybe with his hand, maybe not - but no match-winning
:25:02. > :25:04.penalty was awarded, which left the Bulls' manager very frustrated.
:25:04. > :25:07.Bulls' manager very frustrated. is another one, again, that I do
:25:07. > :25:11.not want to go on about it. Probably get a phone call in the
:25:11. > :25:14.morning regarding why can't we get a decision. I know teams in the
:25:14. > :25:18.Premiership have had the same, but it just seems to be going against
:25:18. > :25:21.us at the moment. So, here is how the race for
:25:21. > :25:24.automatic promotion is shaping up. Swindon are away and clear at the
:25:24. > :25:27.top, but Shrewsbury are in pole position to join them in League One.
:25:27. > :25:30.Cheltenham are four points ahead of Crewe, who are just outside the
:25:30. > :25:34.play-off zone and who host the Robins next week.
:25:34. > :25:37.This is why things look so bleak for Hereford. The Bulls are at home
:25:37. > :25:45.to Northampton next week and then finish with games against two of
:25:45. > :25:51.the division's top teams, Crawley and Torquay. Let's talk about
:25:51. > :25:58.Hereford. Bottom of the League, it is looking grim for them. Things
:25:58. > :26:01.are starting to conspire against them. With three games to go, two
:26:01. > :26:05.games against Crawley and Torquay, they're going to be fighting
:26:05. > :26:11.against the top end of the table. When you go beyond the football at
:26:11. > :26:16.the end of the season, every club potentially in League Two, if you
:26:16. > :26:20.were to go down into the Blue Square Premier, the financial
:26:20. > :26:23.implications are very grave. SRIS we have won the last three. They
:26:24. > :26:28.are scoring goals as well and looking tight defensively. It is
:26:28. > :26:36.all coming together. They have done all the groundwork and they have a
:26:36. > :26:41.fantastic manager. They have not got any teams in the next four
:26:41. > :26:48.games of the season. They have got Accrington, Port Vale, Wimbledon
:26:48. > :26:51.and Dagenham. All of those teams are safe in the bottom of the table.
:26:51. > :26:57.Cheltenham are in the play-offs. You must be glad to see the end of
:26:57. > :27:00.March? Yes. The boys have been magnificent all season. We have one
:27:00. > :27:04.of the smallest squads in the league, but they have stepped up to
:27:04. > :27:11.the plate in abundance. They have done themselves proud and the FA
:27:11. > :27:16.Cup. We are still in there fighting. We have still got points to get. I
:27:16. > :27:25.am really proud of them. I have got total belief in them. They will
:27:25. > :27:30.finish the job of this season. Birmingham have had to do what they
:27:30. > :27:34.have got to do. I would like to thank them for having the
:27:34. > :27:38.goalkeeper in the first place. Just give Scott Brown the opportunity
:27:38. > :27:43.now. I'm sure he will take it with both hands. The one thing that
:27:43. > :27:51.struck me about you and Cheltenham is that you never really took the
:27:51. > :27:55.Dow are run to heart. You never got down on the players. I think it is
:27:55. > :28:03.important. Players want to see a manager who has belief in them. I
:28:03. > :28:08.have total trust in mind. They do what I tell them. We played
:28:08. > :28:12.reasonably well in most of the Games, but scoring became a problem.
:28:12. > :28:15.Hopefully, we have got that out of our system. Performances have been
:28:15. > :28:20.good in the last couple of games. Hopefully we can finish the season
:28:20. > :28:26.on a high. You are one point of your second highest Football League
:28:26. > :28:30.tally. Have you exceeded your own expectations? Your way stooge to --
:28:30. > :28:38.try to do the best you can. We are trying to get to the play-offs. It
:28:38. > :28:40.looked like they could exceed that. That is not going to happen now.
:28:40. > :28:47.Great having unit -- in. All the very best.